Index device



July 31, 1928. 1,679,005

J. H. RAND, JR

INDEX DEVICE Filed July 31, 1924 I.- n I I l I I I I I I I I I IPatented July 31, 1928.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JAMES. H. BAND, JR., OF .TONAWA-NDA, NEW YORK, ASSIGNOR; BY MESNEASSIGN- MENTS, TO REMINGTON RAND, INC., OF YORK, N. Y., A CORPORATION OFDELAWARE.

Application fi led m 31,

, This invention relates to card index, or record devices. f

Heretotore cardindex or record devices have been provided comprisinggenerally a series of hinged record or index'ydisplay ng membersarranged substantially flat'wlse on a tray or support and having meansfor holding the cards or displaying members n overlapping arrangementwith the edges of 10 the cards projecting one beyond another, wherebythe index or recordmatter ad acent the edges of the cards may be read lyviewed. Heretofore, this overlapping arrangement or spacing of the cardsor record displaying members has been attained, for example by parts onsuch members which are secured to and adapted .to extend angularly awayfrom said members to permit said members to nest by inserting the ,edgeof one member between another member and its secured part. Another formofmemberis provided with a part against which another member and itspart is adapted to abut to efi'ect the desired spacing. Such cardsorrecord displaying members have usually been provided with partsengaging portions at the sides of the tray or supports, wherebythe cardsor members are held in the tray in either the nested or abutting andoverlapping arrangement. Certain disadvantages have attended the use ofstructures such as described in that, in use, the securing portions ofthe record displaying members which cooperate with the side portions ofthe tray or support become bent, resulting in portions of the recordd1splaying member being ralsed or displacedfrom the normal level of thecards, centrally of the tray or support. Thus, by misalinement ofportions of the record displaying member, ,as the record displayingmembers are, individually slid or moved on the tray, the members do notcontact or nest properly with one another, and the desired overlappingrelationship is not consistently maintained.

The objects of the present invention are ,to provide a card index inwhich the hinged cardsor record displaying inembersare positively guidedto the desired nestingorinterengaging positions; also to provide a. cardindex in which the portions of the hinged cards or card displayingmembers engaging the supporting parts on ,thertray or supports, areprevented from becoming distortabovemnnx DEVICE.

1324, Serial No. 729.276.

ed and in which the interengaging parts of whichcards or recorddisplaying members of greate'rrthan usual width may be used and thecards or record displaying members still be maintained in properoverlapping spaced relation; and also to provide improvements in cardand record devices in the other respects hereinafter set 'forth andclaimed, c 1 1 In the drawings:

Fig. lis a plan view of a portion of an index device embodying thepresent inven Fig. 2 is a transverse section thereof on an enlargedscale, showing one edgeof one of the cards partially removed from thetray or support.

3 is a fragmentary, transverse sectional elevation illustrating one ofthe steps in the method of attaching the cards or card holders to thetray or support.

Fig {.l: is a plan view of another form of i a record device havingmeans according to the present invention :for attaching the cards toatray or, support.

Fig. 5' is a longitudinal section on line 55, Fig. 1, of the recorddevice.

Fig. 6 is a similar section on line 6-6, Fig.' 4. M

Fig. v7 is a rear elevation of a portion of a holder of slightlydifferent form to that shown in Figs. 2, 3, 5 and 6. r Y

Fig. "8 is a rearelevation of another slightly modified form of holder.

F ig. 9 is a section through an index device including the form shown inFig. 8.

111' this description, the term .record displaying member is used todesignate a card on which record or index matter may be inscribed ordisplayed, or a separate holder displaying member projects beyond theedge of the record displaying members next In the particular embodimentshown, the record displaying members consist of body portions 12 whichare hinged to lugs 13 by means of weakened or perforated hinge lines 13"so that the record displaying members are connected to the slide orsupport. The slide or support is preferably formed with side flanges 1Abeneath which the outer ends 15 of the lugs 13 engage. Inthe particularform of record device illustrated in Fig. 5, the lug of each recorddisplaying member is adapted to nest between the lug and the bodyportion of the next record displaying member, whereby those members areheld'in the proper overlapping relation. As illustrated in Fig. 2, therecord displaying members may be removed from or inserted in'the tray byflexing or bending the lugs so that the outer ends or tongues 15 of thelugs are permitted to escape from or are inserted under the side flanges14 of the tray or supports. 7 v

In order to secure positive guidance for the record displaying membersand their lugs or attaching means as they are moved in the tray, so thatproper nesting or interengagement of the parts will be'effected tosecure the desired overlapping relation, means are provided, preferablybetween the side edges of the record displaying members for preventingbuckling or distortion of the record displaying members or their lugs,

and preferably for causing these members to travel in a common plane intheir sliding movements in the slide or support 11. In the embodimentshown for this purpose, there are provided intermediate opposing lugtongues, or members such for example as indicated at 16, which engagesuitable and preferably fixed parts on the slide or support. In theembodiment shown, the op positely directed flanges 17 of the rail 18constitute these fixed parts, these rails being suitably secured, in theparticular embodiment illustrated, to the bottom 19 ofthe tray. Theintermediate lugs cooperate with the side or outer lugs or tongues 15and insure movement of the record displaying members constituting theseries in the tray in the same plane, thereby preventing buckling ordistortion of the record displaying members or their attaching lugs andproviding positive guides to insure proper interengagement of the partsso as to secure the desired overlapping arrangement. I

Fig.3 illustrates the method of engaging the intermediate lugs 16 withthe flanges 17 on the tray or slide. To effect such engagement, therecord displaying member 10 may be flexed as shown in Fig. 3 and thenthe ends released so that the intermediate lugs will take a positionunderneath the flanges 17, as shown in Fig. 2. As illustrated at theright hand side of Fig. 2, the end or side edge lugs are then insertedunder the side rails or flanges 14 of the tray by flexing will restbeneath the side flanges or rails, as

shown at the left hand sideof Fig. 2.

In the modilied form shown. in Figs. 4

A and-6, the body portion 12 of the record displaying members are hingedto spacing lugs of somewhat different structure from those shown in theother figures, these lugs 13 constituting relatively thick bodies ofmate rial and being adapted to rest in a plane parallel with the traybottom with their edges in contact as shown in Fig. 6, and insubstantially horizontal'alinement. In this form the intermediateflanges or rails 17 may, as illustrated, be fixed to the bottom 19 ofthe tray, to engage intermediate tongues 16 of the attaching lugs andfunction in the manner as described for the other figures of drawing.

As illustrated in Figs. '2 and 9, the side flanges 14 of the traypreferably extend inwardly of the body of the tray and are set down adistance below theupper edges of the tray sides. This permits of theprovision on the record displaying member of means for overlapping theinner edge portions 20 of the set down flanges whereby the recorddisplaying members are held more firmly in desired alinement.. For thispurpose, referring to Figs. 8 and 9, the outer edge portion of therecord displaying member may be provided with upper and lower tongues orcooperating portions 21 and 22. These tongues overlap the side rails orflanges of the tray or slide, and in combination with the intermediatetongues, ensure that the record displaying members will be moved in adefinite plane when shifted or slid on the support and will always nestor engage properly to maintain the desired spaced relation. At the sametime the record displaying members are so firmly secured to the supportor slide that the slide or support maybe lifted or moved from place toplace by utilizing one or more of the record displaying members as ahandle, the connections between the record displaying members and thetray or slide permitting this to be done without disengaging the rec-0rd displaying members from the tray or slide. y y

The form shown in Fig. 7 displays a modification in the form of theinner tongue portions over the form shown in Figs. 1, 2, 3, 8 and 9. Inthisform, the lug member 13 is not severed intermediately of its endsbut is continuous and is provided with a recessed portion providing theintermediate tongues 16*. r

As shown in Figs. 5, 7 and 8, the lug of thefrecord displaying member isprovided with beveled or angular edges 24;. These angular edges make thelugs more nearly rigid and prevent buckling or unintentional flexingthereof out of a straight line. This is also for the further purpose offacilitating nesting and proper inter-engagement of the recorddisplaying members to effect the proper spaced arrangement of themembers. It further strengthens the intermediate and outer tongues ofthe lugs and provides a more firm connection of the tongue to the trayor support.

I claim as my invention 1. A record-displaying member having a pluralityof coplanar retaining tongues adjacent one edge thereof, one of saidtongues being positioned adjacent one side ed e of said displayingmember, and another oi said tongues being positioned adjacent theopposite side edge of said displaying member, a pair of said tonguesbeing oppositel directed and positioned intermediately 0 said sideedges, and a support having parts for engaging said tongues to maintainsaid displaying member on said support.

2. In a record device, a card having parts for displaying record orindex matter, a pair of lugs hinged to said card for securing said cardon a support, said lugs extending transversely of said card adjacent oneend there.- of, a support for said card having side parts adapted toengage the outer ends of said lugs to maintain said card on saidsupport, the inner adjacent ends of said lugs being spaced apart andoppositely directed and adapted to engage a holding part on said supportbetween said side parts.

3. In a record device, a leaf for supporting a plurality of cards or thelike in desired arrangement, opposite side members on said leaf forengaging portions of said cards to maintain said cards connected to saidleaf and intermediate members on said leaf between the sides, aplurality of cards, each of said cards having a pair of relatively heavyattaching lugs extending transversely of said leaf, the lugs of eachcard having parts for engaging the opposite side members of said leafand intermediate parts having oppositely directed ends for engaging theintermediate members of said leaf, and card bodies flexibly secured tosaid lugs.

4. In a record device, a leaf having a botrality of cards disposedsubstantially fiat- Wise 1n overlapping arrangement in said tray, flatattaching lugs on said cards, said lugs having support-engaging parts attheir ends at opposite side edges of said cards, and having intermediateoppositely directed support-engaging parts between the side edges ofsaid cards, and parts on said tray adapted to engage said end and saidintermediate support engaging parts for releasably maintaining saidcards connected to said tray and said lugs against unintentionalmovement or flexure from their fiat form.

6. Ina record device, a card having a plurality of retaining tongues,one of said tongues being positioned adjacent one side edge of saiddisplaying member, another of said tongues being positioned adjacent theopposite side edge of said displaying member, and a pair of said tonguesbeing oppositely directed and positioned intermediately of said sideedges.

7. In a record device, a card having retaining tongues adjacent oppositeends on one marginal portion extending in opposite directions, and otherretaining tongues on said marginal portion intermediate saidfirstmentioned tongues extending in opposed relation, all said tonguesbeing adapted for interlocking cooperation with a support.

8. In a record device, a card having a pair of retaining tongues atopposite ends of one marginal portion, and another pair of retainingtongues intermediate said firstmentioned tongues, all of said tonguesbeing formed for interlocking cooperation with a suitable support.

I JAMES H. RAND, JR.

